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Game of Thrones Season 4 Trailer: “The War’s Not Won”

The first trailer for the Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones dropped on Sunday night, and it is chock-full of portentous one-liners. “The war’s not won,” a newly soulful Jaime Lannister informs his horrible son/nephew, King Joffrey, who can be seen elsewhere in the clip celebrating his nuptials to Margaery Tyrell. (Hmm, wonder how that will turn out?) “They have a choice. They can live in my world or they can die in their old one,” declares Daenerys Targaryen, whose ambitions for world-domination show no signs of slowing. “I don’t think I’m talking my way out of this one,” says Tyrion Lannister, whom we glimpse being marched down an aisle in handcuffs. And, perhaps most ominously of all, there’s Jon Snow warning, “if the Wildlings breach the wall, they’ll roll over everyone and everything.” (No quote from Arya, but we do see her sharpening her archery skills, so rest assured the Stark clan hasn't disappeared entirely from Westeros.)

Hey, what did you expect? A little light entertainment? This is Game of Thrones, folks! If five minutes go by without a little plotting or murdering, viewers are likely to feel ripped off.

The season returns on April 4, and VF.com will be recapping each episode with gusto. In the meantime, we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more teaser clips from HBO.